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From: jho@ihuxn.UUCP (Yosi Hoshen)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: "Jewish State" vs. "state for the Jews"
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Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 09:17:24 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 14 09:17:24 1985
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> Assuming you're correct (and I don't believe that you are), I pose 
> the following QUESTION:
> 
>      If ISRAEL is only to be a "state for the Jews" and not a "Jewish 
> State" ( "Jewish State" meaning one that adheres to the Jewish religion )
> what purpose does it serve? We already have a "state for the Jews" (where
> the standard of living is much higher than in Israel) ; it's called NEW YORK . 
> 
>                                                Ari Gross
>                                                arig@cvl.arpa
> 

If New York is a "State of Jews" then why was it not open for
Jews who where trying to flee from Europe before WWII.  Israel
on the other hand is open for all oppressed Jews.  Israel
provides a refuge for Jews escaping from oppression.  Jew flee to 
Israel to escape various forms of oppression, including religious
oppression.  The irony of it is that they may encounter a new
form of religious coercion imposed by the orthodox who wish to impose
their religion/superstition on them.
-- 

Yosi Hoshen, Bell Laboratories
Naperville, Illinois, (312)-979-7321, Mail: ihnp4!ihuxn!jho